Chapter78.

The plane ducked after three hours, we walked out and got into the car waiting to take us to the hotel, and a few hours later, it stopped at the ranch, dad built for a family vacation, as well strolled in and went straight to our rooms.
Mine was in the middle of Riya's and Lisa's rooms, yet again for the second time in a day, is it just I, or is the universe is trying to tell me something.
The same day, Elena called us outside the ranch, I walked out and saw a huge round table positioned in front.
"What's going on!! I asked uncle Julian, he shoots a curious smile at me, then Elena walks in with Riya behind, holding a jar of flashcards in her hands.
"Hello my lovely family! And welcome too, Khan's family game night, come over and have a seat".
Elena seems to be in a happy mood, Sara falls her eyes and is assured that everything will be fine because she knew that my mom isn't to be trusted.
We all filled up the empty seats, Riya placed the jar of flashcards in the middle of the round table and sat next to Elena.
"So! Who's going to start first?" Elena plunges in thought, and out of the blue, falls her eye on me. "How about you, Mr. Salem Baltimore, can you kindly take a flashcard and read what is it written".
I pinned a weak smile, dived my hands Inside the jar, and brought out a red flashcard.
"Here it is!! So, what next?" I flipped the cards after Elena's revealed the instructions of the game to me, she says and I quote, "you have five minutes to read what is written in the cards and point out anyone you wish to answer, and if the person fails to give you an answer, then he or she will have to do anything deemed fitted by you".
This isn't bad, and if Elena fails, I'll have to tell her to do the impossible by exposing herself to the whole world to know.
"Fine let's start," I said, proceeding further with the question, "who is the singer that sang, love yourself?".
I gently weaved Riya's eyes to mine, "you answer, miss Riya!".
She buffed out a deep breath, relaxed her nerves, and replied, "the singer is Justin Bieber"
I looked into the flashcards and saw that was the right answer, "impressive miss Riya". She smiles and dragged the jar over her directions, reading through the picked-up flashcard by her.
"Salem this question is for you! Who do you love most in this world?".
The second, Riya asked, Elena's ears itched to hear my response, I turned my head and saw that look, the son, please say it's me, kind of look.
Howe, ver she got shocked when I called out someone else's name.
"My Nanny, miss Sara Scott, she's the most important person in myself, after that, some else!".
I answered.
Everyone still maintained the same look, waiting for a name.
I didn't want to stare up prying eyes at Riya if I called her name, so I again called someone else's
My best friend, Lisa.
Riya gets hurt when I called out someone else's name.
(The game proceeds on)
After some hours it was time to get a good night's sleep after spending hours playing games, which was supposedly fun, if I hadn't known Elena Khan, I will have been convinced that she was a good person, but in reality, she isn't.
78.
This ###Chapterwill be read as Riya
POV
The whole day expired with so much love in the air, even Salem had fun also, apparently, it was the first time I have seen him enjoy the company of others, he always been awkward and lost-minded.
"Miss Riya".
I veered and fell my eyes on Salem's friend, what's her name again?
Oh yeah, it's Lisa.
"Hello dear!! May I help you please?" I said
"I'll like to ask you something! May I?". She retorts back with a question.
"Sure! What's up?" I asked once more.
Lisa fills up the remaining distance between us conserving her eyes on me.
"I want to know something!! What do you know about Salem Baltimore?".
Her words make no sense, it's either this might be a rhetorical question or is she being serious?.
"Erm!!! I don't think I understand your question? What do you mean?" I inquired fiddling for her response.
She frowns at my statement, "oh please, Riya, don't act like you don't know that Salem Baltimore is Elena Khan's son".
(Thunderstorm goes off)
"Wait! What did you just say?, Who's what now?" I ran startled look at her, as she reciprocates her same words back to me, "Elena khan has a son, and his name is Andres Khan, alas Salem Baltimore, he fakes his identity just to hide the truth".
I pulled a step backward in panic, it feels like my whole world has been a lie if Salem is Elena's son, then who was I?.
Am I in love with my brother?.
"Hey! Riya"
Lisa snapped back. "what are you thinking? If you don't believe, you can as well, walk through that door and ask your mom".  She added
I had no other option but to walk through that door.
I needed to know the truth, I have to know my identity.
While I rode close to the front door,  I took notice of the whole family seated in the living room.
"Hey dear!! Come and join us?" Elena says seeing me standing behind.
I rushed in, pulled her up from the couch, and blab out the first thing I could think of.
"Who the hell I'm I?".
Everyone there ran a shocking look at me, Elena nudged me away.
"This should be the last time, you drag me in such a manner, I am not your friend, and whatever got you upset, I don't care, now leave".
She veers her back.
"Oh really! Elena, is this how much you hate me?" I said as it got her attention, " what? What hell are you saying?".
Everyone kept maintaining the same look on their faces, therefore Salem decided to join the show.
"Hello, Andres Kahn, I have been waiting for you". I let out.
He halts staring at me, "what did you just call me?" He says.
"Isn't that your name, Andres Khan, alas Salem Baltimore, you're the legitimate son of Liam and Elena Khan, am I lying?".
While I waited for a response from him,  Elena pulls me back.
"No!! You're not, finally the truth is revealed and now I can stop pretending to love you". She pins a huge smile on.
My heart almost gave up.
Anders held my hands and yelled at his mom.
"Enough!! Elena Khan, don't you have a conscience?" He sided with me, yet Elena shuts him up and forcefully dragged me closer to her, "do you want to know something?" She asked but proceed further after reading the expression on my countenance.
"You are not my daughter! I didn't give birth to you, rather the Salem Baltimore you know isn't just anyone, he is my son, my blood and you're not".
(Continues talking)
"A long time ago, I took you from your parents who failed to repay a loan they took from me, so, I decided that you will be a great payment for your parent's inability to repay the loaned money! You see, although I tried to love you like mine, I couldn't, luckily the universe decides to favor me by bringing back my lost son ".
(The screen freeze on my face)